Oshawa woman allegedly borrowed money for mortgage but instead used it in crypto scam
A woman allegedly borrowed money from several individuals, saying she needed it for her mortgage, but instead used it to participate in a cryptocurrency scam, Durham police said.
On Tuesday, police announced that they had arrested the woman, 25-year-old Fatima Imran, from Oshawa.
Police allege after she diverted funds to “engage in a cryptocurrency scam,” it resulted in the “complete loss” of the borrowed funds. They did not disclose how much money was involved.
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Imran has been charged with three counts of fraud over $5,000, three counts of obtain by false pretence over and three counts of theft over $5,000. She was released on an undertaking.
Police released a photo of the accused on Tuesday in an attempt, they said, to locate additional victims.
Police ask anyone with new information about this investigation to contact investigators at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5352 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
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